POST MEDIEVAL TOY

1750

An incomplete copper alloy toy miniature cannon of late post-medieval date. The toy is comprised of a circular barrel, or cascable, which tapers in diameter from the cascable to the muzzle. The cascable end is slightly fluted with a raised rim and projecting knop at the end. Two trunnions, or basal lugs for attachment to a block or stock project midway along the barrel. The muzzle is also fluted with a raised circumferential collar.The metal has a mid brassy brown patina and is worn. The cannon is 46.7mm long, 16.4mm wide at the trunnions, 9.3mm in diameter and weighs 10.1g.Numerous similar, though smaller, examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database including: Unique ID: SWYOR-E21697, IOW-9F60A7, LANCUM-EC68C8 and YORYM-6A5AA5.